Director of Hardware Engineering - Broadband Communication Systems (BCS)

Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited

Salt Lake City, UT

$200,000–$250,000 Per Year
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8 days ago

Job Description

Job Overview: Our client is currently seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Broadband Communication Systems (BCS) Sector of Hardware Engineering team. As a Director of Engineering, you will lead a team of 150 plus engineers and managers in support of the BCS sector product and program portfolio. This role will coordinate all hardware engineering needs for the site and direct engineering execution for the programs, proposals, and pursuits in this portfolio. As a Director of Engineering, you will report to the Vice President of Engineering of the BCS sector. Active US Secret clearance required, TS/SCI is preferred.
Ideal Candidate:

Lead a hardware engineering group Antenna, RF, PCB, Mechanical or electrical.
Hire, train, retain, and grow to meet program needs.
Lead the group technically (technically savvy to review proposals and such from the team, products).
Leading and reviewing proposals.
Overseeing and leading hardware engineering from a schedule/program perspective.
Prepare technical roadmap and help to execute that
Engage to ensure tools for the org are appropriate over time, to stay current.

Essential Functions:

Create vision, strategy, and execute against the plan to help build a best-in-class Engineering team
Coordinate all hardware engineering support (personnel, lab resources, tools) required to perform on all programs and product developments within the business area.
Closely track engineering demand and ensure the team is right-sized, properly skilled, and equipped.
Direct engineering program technical, schedule and cost performance for projects with Hardware Engineering scope to include proposal reviews and approval and engineering program reviews and review/oversight of key technical decisions
Provide mentorship and growth opportunities for engineering and management staff within the organization
Build a platform for creativity and engineering innovation that is closely aligned and informed by business strategy and technology/product roadmaps
Provide thought leadership to define the next generation systems
Hire, attract, retain, and grow top talent, creating a cohesive culture that fosters innovation, execution, transparency, and collaboration
Ensure allocation of resources is aligned with business priorities and identify solutions for the optimal utilization of resources
Support execution and performance to the Sector Annual Operating Plan
Serve as a hands-on engineering leader, who easily gains the respect of senior and junior engineers
Contribute to new business pursuits by growing cross-functional relationships in new business development and across business areas
Technical training of the organization and advancement of the state-of-the-art technology through appropriate industry interaction and continued education of technical staff
Partner and work very closely with the Engineering Leadership staff, Business Development and Program Management to ensure strategy alignment, execution of projects and cross-team collaboration to jointly achieve the sector objectives
Approve technical solutions for programs and proposals within the business area
Review and approve cost estimates and schedules for programs and proposals with Hardware Engineering scope
Manage hardware engineering content on programs and IRADs to meet technical performance requirements, project budgets and schedules.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related (preferred areas of study include Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (RF and antenna helpful) experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Advanced degree in Engineering and/or Management.
Deep experience in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering and prior work experience within the Defense industry.
Experience and demonstrated competence in technical leadership (project engineer or other technical lead) for large complex programs.
Experience managing the engineering content of large DoD proposals and/or new business pursuits.
Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, integration, and risk mitigation for large communications systems.
Deep experience with Earned Value management (EVMS), metrics, and data driven decisions.
Demonstrated problem solving and technical/programmatic judgment.
Strong team player with experience managing highly technical teams.
Strong sense of ownership.
Ability to communicate confidently and concisely to both engineers and non-engineers.
Proven ability to translate the vision/strategy into clear priorities and direction.
Record of accomplishment of being highly collaborative with a proven ability to quickly establish trust and credibility among peers and customers.
Experience navigating matrix organizations to identify key stakeholders and create efficiencies in related efforts.
Experience leading development and production of wireless communication systems and associated building blocks (e.g. antennas, RF electronics, mechanical design, CCA/PCB design, interconnect, Mechanical and Electrical CAD) for line of sight and satellite applications.
Experience developing and/or leading embedded software engineering projects.
Experience developing and/or leading analog and digital hardware projects.
Experience leading cross functional discipline engineering teams.
Experience providing compelling technological briefings to executive level stakeholders.
Experience managing multiple layers of management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with customers and teammates.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Salt Lake City, UT
Salary	$200,000–$250,000 Per Year

Skills

Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Antennaunmatched
Broadbandunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Business Developmentunmatched
Business Growthunmatched
Business Strategyunmatched
CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Communication Systemsunmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Content Managementunmatched
Cost Estimatesunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Earned Value Management (EVM)unmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Electronic Designunmatched
Embedded Softwareunmatched
Engineeringunmatched
Engineering Managementunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Hardware Administrationunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
Management Strategyunmatched
Matrix Managementunmatched
Mechanical Designunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Printed Circuit Board (PCB)unmatched
Printed Circuit Board Designunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product Planningunmatched
Product Programsunmatched
Project Engineeringunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Radio Frequencyunmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Resource Utilizationunmatched
Right-Sizingunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Secret Clearanceunmatched
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Presentationunmatched
Technical Strategyunmatched
Thought Leadershipunmatched
Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
Wireless Communicationsunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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